Coffee or tea urn



Aug. 6, 1935. A F- MQNEUSE E1- AL 2,010,739

COFFEE 0R TEA URN Filed Aug. 29, 1930 Z6 IM:

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Patented Aug. 6, 1935 Y 2,010,739

` UNITED rSTMES PATENT @FICE Alphonser F.) Moneuse andA Louise A. Moneuse New. Rochelle, N. Y.; Alphonse F. Moneuse adi millistl'ator of said LouseA. Moneuse, deceased Y Application August 29, 1939, Seraing. 473,740 f s y s j eciaims. (cias-sr This invention relates to'improvementsin cofportion'of the device informing no essential part fee or tea urns. The objects of the invention are of our invention. 'l b l o b several, all having the general purpose of improv' The numeral `4 designates what I termva fresh ,ingl urns of this character throughout and `par- Water coil. Thiscoil is also located in the bottom ticularly the provision of an -apparatusthat can of the hot Watercompartment of the urn and the 5 be operated by any person of ordinary intelligence,v upper convolution of the coil is connected to a there being no occasion for timely manipulation pipeV 5 extending through the wall of the urn. ofevarious valves or faucets to direct the'boiling Where, en the `outside it is provided v vith a valve ,Y Water (which is often stale, dead or charged with 5" 'throughwhich fresh cold Water from the main sediment or unfit for beveragemakingl, from one isadmitted to the coil andinstantaneously heatpart of the apparatus to anothenor from one ap ed therein and passed to the percolater as will paratus to another. A appear. To the` lower convolution of the coil is Among the most important of thef'objects is connected a pipe 6,:also'lextendngthrough the to so construct the apparatus that it will be. pos- Wall of the urn, near the coil, and back through sible to make a beverage of better qualitycon-` the Wallythereof*near` the topv of the urn, where sidering grade of beverage-base, than heretofore onv the Vinside ofthe' bodyjit isprovided 4with a Which in the present instance we'are enabledto detachable delivery tube. or nozzle 1 which is do by providing a structure wherewith fresh,tin connected tdthe pipe by a union connection 1'] stantaneously heated hot water isdelivered'to the the, purposeof thel nozzle being to deliver hot jaror coiee receptacle 'directly from the main, Waterirom the fresh Water coil4 to the perc-olator, 20 instead of boiling the same in an urn and cre presently to be described, andthe purposeof the ating a pressure suiiicient to force the hot Water union connection is toI enablethenozzle to be t from its source to the jar or coffee compartlshifted outy of the Wayuwhen it is desired to move w ment. t I thepercolator and connected parts.

f vAnother object is to so'associate the coffeere' The /nunieral designate the cold water feed 25 ceptacle or jar and connected parts that they valve throughwhich water for heating the bevcan be readily removed for cleaning, repairs,^ory erage is admitted to the urn. Preferably over the other purposes, andrcan so construct and protect inner end of the nipple 8" of thisvalve is arranged the coffee gauge and coffee delivery pipes that the a'jcap 9,.spaced "fromthe floor 0f the 11m and. Servbeverage that remainsin them will not'boil, vor ing the puDSe, 0f Preventing to@ great pressure 30 inthe fitting to which theyare connected at the should therem such, ofjr the Water admitted bottom of the jar. e' -f a l t through thevalve. Just above the valve 48 the i. In the drawing illustrating the invention: H p, usual Vdraw-Oil ,faucet I0 -iS llrOVided` and, the um Fig. 1 is a section of an urn, some'of the parts body isfalso providedlnear thebottom with the M1* being in elevation, the gure being somewhat diausual cleanoutuhole II t. A 35 erammatic; f *uneinurrierai lz designates thejary that noms o Fig. 2 is an enlarged section of a portion of the. the beverage, either coiee orltea, after it has `bott-'omet the beverage receptacle or jar showing been percolated through the percolator from y mcre'clearly the manner of attaching the jar to which jar it is' delivered through theservice or 4U' the gauge and delivery pipes; t l t delivery faucet for use and tothe beverage gauge 3 is a similar view showing the manner I0', to, denote' Vthestiength of the vbeverage in of connecting the jar to the percolator holder, and the jar. This jar may be made ofglass, porcelain, the` manner in which the percolator holder is supi or of metalsuitable for the purpose. The bottom W ported by the upper edge of the urn body; and of bowl portion of the jar is provided with an, i 4W Fig. 4 is a detailpshowing `another way of supopening I3 for the passage of the threaded por- 1D portingthe holder by the urn body. t tion` I4 of a ilanged' bushing I5, the threaded 'Referring to the drawing: thenumeral I desigportion` ofV the bushing beingA adapted to be nates thetbody of the urn whichhas a hot water screwedinto the internallygthreaded opening in compartment `2 in which the Water is heated to a cup I6, which cup, as better shown in Fig. 2 r 502 heat the beverage in the jar or beverage receptacle ls 'DIOVdedWlL/h a .ange n which und-@rues the 00 and also to heat the col-d fresh Water coil 4. HeatY ilange on the bushing Vl 5, so that when the bushfor this purpose is supplied by a steam coil 3, lo,- ing isscrewed into the cup, the marginal portion cated in the bottom of the urn, although the .vva-` 0f the opening `I3 of the jar Willbe clamped be- F terinthis compartment may be heated bya fuel' tween the flanges of the cup` and the bushing, "5* burner or by electricity as may be clesiredbthis there being a washer I8 of compressible material is a band 22 that completely encircles the jar.

To this band is soldered or otherwise secured the short depending ange 23 of the percolator holder 24, there being provided in the bottom of the holder adjacent to the point of attachmentof' the ange 23 to the band 22', anannular groove 24 in which rests the bead 22 of the jar. The upper edge of the holder 24 is formed with an. annular channel 25 extending entirely around the holder which channel embraces the upper edge of the urn body thus providing a construction in which the entire percolator. holder and connected parts are supported in. thel main by the urn body, there being provided in the channel a suitable compressible gasket 26, so that when the jar is fastened to the cup I6 by screwing down the bushing VI the top'edge of the urn body will fit tightly against the gasket thus making the compartment 2 a water and steam-tight compartment. I

The percolator is indicated by the vnumeral 21. It ts properly. into the. percolator holder 2,4,

there being provided about midway of the perco-` lator a. perforated spreader plate 28 or this may be a screen, and in any event it is supported by a series of projections 29. ora continuous bead may be substituted for the projections. AThis .spreader plate isfor the purpose of spreading the water uniformly over.v the -ground coffee or tea leaves .that occupy the space below the spreader.

Centrally located in the bottom ofv the percolator is the drip or. strainer opening 3U spanned by any suitable strainer means-,supplemented in.

the present instance by a disk. 3l of iilter paper, gauze or othersuitable material adapted't'obring about comparatively slow dripping operation. It would be noted that the bottom- ,of the percolator inclines downwardly from the sides toward the center, thus forminga sumptoward which the beverage essences passi. from or parts of the .percolator and nally through the sieves, ready for use, into the jar. v

' The apparatus is providedwith safety valve` 32 1 connected by a pipe 33 to thecompartment 2 below the percolator holder and vconnected with the valve isa drip pipe 34, andthe urn is further provided with la Water level gauge 35 and a snugly tting cover 36, completes the apparatus, in the main. 1

As shown in Fig. 1 the pipes I9 and` 20 and the cup I6 are covered by a covering 31 of insulating material', for the purpose as intimatedfor preventing the beverage contained. therein ,from boiling.

The numeral 38 designates a bar placed centrally across the water compartment ofY the urn,` which bar is provided with down turned ends 39 received in. brackets 4|),v the bar being for the purpose of providing an additional support for the cup I 6 and the pipes I 9 and 2U.

In the modication shown in Fig` 4 the upper edge of the urn body is provided' with a channel 42 which receives the down turned edge of the percolator holder 24.

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The numeral 46 designates a removable ring whose ilat underneath portion rests upon the bottom of the percolator holder, and the inner down turned edge of the ring overlaps the bead 22 of the beverage jar thus forming a protection for the same.

The inlet and outlet types of the coil 3 are connected tothe coils by unions 43 and 44, and the outlet pipeof the coil 4 is similarly connected with the pipe 6 thus providing a structure wherein these coils may be readily disconnected forY cleaning purposes or for the purposes of re- It will be alsoI noted that the valve 5' is also of such construction that it may be readily :detached from the coil 4 for the same purpose.

Heretofore, so far as I am aware, the coils of urns of this character are not detachable but urn had to be disconnected and the coils unsoldered, whereas in the present instance to remove;the coils it is only necessary to unscrew the unions 43 and 44v in case of the heating coil and the union 45 and valve 5 of the coil 4. This can be quickly and conveniently accomplished attriiling cost compared to the method that had to be followed heretofore.

While I have shown the unions 43 and 44 on the outside of the urn, and at the bottom thereof, it will be understood that these unions may be on the inside of the urn. So alsomay the union 45 now shown on the outside of the urn body be placed on the inside, the main purpose, as stated in the immediately foregoing paragraph of the use of the unions, is to enable the coils t0 be conveniently and quickly disconnected, where repairs are desirable.

In operation the water in compartment 2 is adequately heated imparting heat to the jar I2 and fresh water coil. The beverage base, either ground coffee, tea leaves or other substance from which the beverage is to' be made is placed in thepercolator 27. Fresh water from the main is admitted to the coil 4 through the faucet 5', inf-which coil the water is instantaneously heated and. passes through the pipe 6 and through the nozzle I to the percolator, and spreading over the plate 28 lpasses through the perforations therein to and overthe beverage base in the lower part of the jar and from thence through the screen opening 39 to the beverage receptacle wherein it is kept at the proper serving temperature by the hot water in the compartment 2 and ready tobe drawn off through the pipe I9.

We claimt'- 1. In combination with the urn body, a percolator holder therein,` a beverage container carried by said holder, a hollow element below said container, means cooperating with said holder to produce a steam and water-tight joint between the urn body and the holder upon a positive downward movement of the beverage receptacle, incident to the connection of the beverage container to said hollow element.

` 2. In an urn of the character described, in combination with the urn body, a percolator holder having an annular channel for the reception of the upper edge of the urn body, a beverage receptacle supported by said holder, a suitable packing in said channel adapted to be compressed. upon the positive downward movement of the holder to form a water and steam-tight joint between the body and the holder, and threaded means located in the lower part of the beverage receptacle, operable to draw down the holder through the medium of said receptacle, to compress the packing and produce an air and steam tight joint between said holder and the 5 body of the urn. Y

holder, a stationary element in the urn below the receptacle, threaded means cooperating with said element to connect said element and beverage receptacle and in so doing eieot a steam and Water-tight joint between the holder and urn 5 body.

ALPHONSE F. MONEUSE. LOUISE A. MONEUSE. 

